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14 Oct 2026, 20:45

On Wednesday, October 22, the lawyers of Vrisheh Moradi announced that Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, which had previously sentenced this political prisoner held in Evin to death on charges of "membership in a rebel group," insisted on its previous ruling despite the Supreme Court's request to review the "deficiencies in the investigation."

Amir Sajadi and Keyvan Azizi, Vrisheh Moradi's lawyers, stated in an interview with "Emtidad" that they received the ruling issued by this branch on Wednesday, October 22, and according to the notification, they have 20 days to appeal to the Supreme Court.

According to them, this ruling was issued at a time when the previous ruling by Branch 15 regarding the death penalty for Vrisheh Moradi had been annulled by the reviewing branch in the Supreme Court due to serious doubts raised about the investigations; however, the mentioned branch, without conducting the necessary investigations requested by the Supreme Court, merely changed the title of the accusation and again sentenced Ms. Moradi to death on charges of membership in a rebel group.

Amir Sajadi stated that "the lawyers believe there is no sufficient and convincing evidence to attribute such an accusation to Vrisheh Moradi" and emphasized: "Ms. Moradi has absolutely not participated in any operations against the Islamic Republic, and her activities are solely related to her struggles against ISIS in northern Syria."

Keyvan Azizi also emphasized the appeal of Vrisheh Moradi's lawyers within the legal timeframe and expressed hope that "the Supreme Court, as in the previous instance, will pay sufficient attention to the defenses and objections."

Vrisheh Moradi, who is currently imprisoned in Evin, was arrested on July 31, 2023, in the suburbs of Sanandaj, and on December 26 of the same year, after the completion of the interrogation stages, she was transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence detention center known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison to the women's ward of this prison.

On November 11, 2024, she was sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of "baghi" (armed uprising against the government). In an open letter from prison, she revealed that during her detention, she was subjected to physical and psychological torture, threats of execution, and gender-based violence.
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